COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gering vs Cheyenne
PLACE A
Gering, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Gering is 87% smaller than Cheyenne. Cheyenne earns more, with a median household income $3,746 higher. Cheyenne has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 1%).
GERINGCHEYENNEDIFFERENCE
Total population8,53566,507−87% vs Cheyenne
Population density1,5381,830−293
Population growth0.8%9.5%−8.8 pts
Median age35.838.9−3.1
Male49.8%49.8%−0.1 pts
Female50.2%50.2%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born5.5%2.9%+2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.7%74.0%−5.3 pts
Black1.5%2.8%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.4%16.8%+7.5 pts
Asian0.9%1.0%−0.1 pts
Other4.5%5.4%−0.9 pts
Median household income$75,093$78,839−$3,746
Per capita income$38,166$43,625−$5,459
Poverty rate12.4%8.7%+3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4120.421Even
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%33.6%−1.0 pts
Graduate degree12.0%12.8%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.6%3.7%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation65.3%67.1%−1.8 pts
Median home value$186,500$333,700−$147,200
Median gross rent$823$1,118−$295
Owner-occupied72.3%67.1%+5.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.4%5.1%+0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households46.5%45.9%+0.6 pts
Average commute15.116.0−1.0
Worked from home3.0%7.8%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.3%−0.1 pts
Uninsured11.5%9.5%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025